ALAN G. ARTNER RECOMMENDS

Alan G. ArtnerCHICAGO TRIBUNE

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The Divine Art: Four Centuries of European Tapestries. 70 pieces in the first exhibition of wall hangings (and table carpets) from the museum's collection; through Jan. 4. Art Institute, 111 S. Michigan Ave.; 312-443-3600.

Drawn to Drawings: The Goldman Collection. Nearly 140 drawings from the Renaissance and Baroque periods that have been promised to the Art Institute are presented as a sterling teaching exhibition; through Jan. 18. Art Institute, 111 S. Michigan Ave.; 312-443-3600.

Henri Cartier-Bresson and the Art and Photography of Paris. A centennial exhibition tracing some of the influences and correspondences in the legendary lensman's work; through Jan. 4. Art Institute, 111 S. Michigan Ave.; 312-443-3600.

Jenny Holzer: Protect Protect. LED signs, paintings and sculpture from the last 15 years by an American original; through Feb. 1. Museum of Contemporary Art, 220 E. Chicago Ave.; 312-280-2660.

Made in Chicago: Photographs from the Bank of America LaSalle Collection. Selections from a pathbreaking public collection that confirms Chicago's greatest modern and contemporary artists have been its photographers; through Jan. 4. Chicago Cultural Center, 78 E. Washington St.; 312-744-6630.

Michael Wolf: The Transparent City. The German photographer's first solo exhibition on an American city presents Chicago with equal parts abstraction and voyeurism; through Jan. 31. Museum of Contemporary Photography, 600 S. Michigan Ave.; 312-663-5554.

Omer Fast. Two video installations -- one a new commission -- by a recent prizewinner at New York's Whitney Museum of American Art; through Jan. 3. Rymer Gallery of the School of the Art Institute of Chicago, 280 S. Columbus Drive; 312-443-3703.

State of the Union. A sharp, sometimes vicious three-person show -- John Delk, Noelle Mason, Conor McGrady -- on the last days of the American Empire; through Dec. 20. Thomas Robertello Gallery, 939 W. Randolph St.; 312-421-1587.